Argentina face a fine after their players celebrated their World Cup semi-final win over England by holding up a banner claiming ownership of the Falkland Islands.
Lionel Messi set up two late goals to break English hearts in Atlanta, with the reigning champions coming from a goal down to win 2-1.
After the final whistle, their jubilant players held up a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – which translates to “The Falklands are Argentine”.
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, ex-Spurs flop midfielder Giovani Lo Celso and Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez were among those holding the sign.
Midfielder Leandro Paredes told a reporter in a post-match interview that the Falklands “will always be Argentine”.
The Falkland Islands is a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean 300 miles off Argentina’s east coast.
Argentina dispute that it should belong to Britain and even went to war over it between April and June 1982.
The 74-day conflict led to the deaths of 255 British troops and 655 Argentine servicepeople, while three people from the islands also perished.
FIFA already slapped Argentina with a £20,000 fine in 2014 for holding up a banner with the same message before a friendly against Slovenia.
The South Americans, who face Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final hoping to retain their title, can expect more financial punishment for this latest offence.
Football’s world governing body had banned flags featuring the Falklands from the stadium due to their political significance.
After Argentina’s victory, vice-president Victoria Villarruel posted on X that “it wasn’t another match” alongside a video of what seemed to be Argentine soldiers.
She wrote: “The Falklands are Argentine. They banned bringing them to the stadium and forgot that we carry them in our blood and our hearts.”
Villarruel had inflamed tensions in the build-up to the semi-final by calling England “usurping pirates”.
She wrote: “Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates. This isn’t just another match.
“I’m not going to be politically correct or cold-hearted: against the English, it’s always something more.”
Britain fought and won a bitter war to defend the Falklands Islands in 1982, after Argentina’s armed forces invaded and occupied the territory.
The conflict claimed the lives of 255 British servicemen, three islanders, and 649 Argentine personnel.
Ahead of the game, Argentina’s hate-filled vice-president branded England “usurping pirates”.
President Javier Milei brazenly cheered his government’s shameless push to snatch the Falklands.
“We are doing everything humanly possible to bring the Falkland Islands back into Argentine hands,” Milei told Neura.
“Sovereignty is not negotiable, but it must be done judiciously, it must be done with intelligence.”
England and Argentina fans were seen brawling outside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Multiple arrests were made outside the grounds as police stepped in to break up scuffles.
England were winning with six minutes to go after Anthony Gordon put the Three Lions ahead in the 55th minutes.
But Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez both scored very late in the game to kill off England hopes.
Tuchel now needs to get the squad up enough for the pointless third-place game against France in Miami.
